Meanings (ES + gloss)
metamorfosis
A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
Where is the gloriously-decisive change, / Metamorphosis the immeasurable / Of human clay to divine gold, we looked / Should, in some poor sort, justify its price ?
With Severne she along doth go, / Her Metamorphosis to show ; / And makes the wand’ring Wy declaim / In honour of the British name.
metamorfosis
A change in the form and often habits of an animal after the embryonic stage during normal development (e.g. the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly or a tadpole into a frog).
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
metamorfosearse
Of a moth or insect, to undergo metamorphosis.
metamorfosear
To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance.